Lots of Water to Start the Year

As 2017 begins, Austinites have much to be grateful for, including an abundant water supply. Steady rainfall throughout 2016 stabilized the gains made in 2015 to the point where Lakes Travis and Buchanan are now, respectively, 101% and 95% full.

With enough water in reserve, Austin Utility has downgraded the Stage II Water Restrictions that the City Council had voted to make permanent last May. Austin is now officially in conservation stage which means that residents have access to more water to irrigate lawns and gardens. Additionally, many activities — such as car washing — that had been banned are now permissible so long as vehicle owners use a bucket or a hose with an auto shut-off system.

Residential property owners may use their automatic irrigation systems one day a week and their hose-end sprinklers two days per week, midnight to 10AM and/or 7PM to midnight. With respect to other forms of irrigation, however, residents have more leeway and can water plants and trees anytime on any day of the week if they use a garden hose and/or refillable container, a soaker hose or an automatic tree bubbler. They can also pressure wash their driveways, patios, decks, home siding and fence areas.

Commercial property owners, on the hand, can continue to water just one day a week using either hose-end sprinklers or automatic irrigation, midnight to 10AM and/or 7PM to midnight. Individuals who own restaurants or bars can only use patio misters between 4PM and midnight and must instruct all servers to only serve water when specifically requested by customers.

About Matt Sorenson

Originally a Wyoming native, Matt moved to Austin, TX after graduating with a Bachelors of Science from Kansas State. He spent several years working for a couple of large landscaping firms before starting up South Austin Irrigation. "Starting my own company has been the hardest, most challenging, and honestly, the scariest thing I've ever done. I love what I do and I'll do it for as long as people want me to help them with their irrigation systems."

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Excellent, quality work. Matt, the owner, is reliable and explain all charges clearly, with options for how to repair.

Emanuel Saba

21:22 02 Mar 17

I've worked with Matt on a few different occasions and every time he has been extremely professional, timely and most importantly does it right. He really knows the business. His work lasts and is done right. Highly recommend for anyone needing any type of irrigation repair, adding lines, fixing leaks, etc...he does it all!read more

David T

03:17 16 Oct 16

Matt with South Austin Irrigation has been my go-to irrigation company for many changes we've made to our yard over the last 4 years. We've done extensive rock work throughout the front and back yards (which required major irrigation changes); converted an entire zone of our irrigation system to a low-pressure drip irrigation system for my 1000 sq ft "in-ground" garden, plus a recent drainage project to top it off.
My experiences with South Austin Irrigation have always been good - Matt is professional and punctual, and has always known what to do to solve the issues I've thrown at him. I was using other companies before I found him, so I can say that his rates are very competitive as well.
Matt is a good communicator and doesn't mind taking time to explain the reasons for doing something one way or another, and then letting you make an informed decision about how you want to handle it. Of course, if you'd rather just stay out of it and let him make the decisions (I'm too curious for that!), he's more than capable of doing that as well.read more

Raymond Loren Naylor

14:56 02 Jan 12

Knowledgeable service technician. Work performed a quickly and efficiently. Pleased with ovaerall experience. Even helped understand importance of wartering timing.read more